HOCKING COUNTY (Monday, June 4, 2012) – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 announces a section of State Route 664 will be closed beginning June 11, 2012.

The route will be closed for approximately four days to allow crews to replace a culvert.

Motorists will encounter the closure just South of Blackjack ( around mile marker 7.48) and are encouraged to use ODOT’s official detour listed below.

Weather permitting; work is expected to be completed by June 15, 2012.

ODOT’s Official Detour: SR 664 to US 33 to SR 180 to SR 678 to SR 374 to SR 664.

“Ohio’s highways are essential to keeping and creating new jobs. With a mission to provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for maintaining one of the largest transportation networks in the nation. Guided by ethical principles and accountability, ODOT works to improve safety, enhance travel and advance economic development. As a $2.8 billion enterprise, the department wisely invests in its core services of snow and ice removal, annual construction program and highway maintenance operations.”

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For more information contact: Brenna K. Slavens, District 10 Office of Communications, at (740) 568-3904 or email D10.PIO@dot.state.oh.us